The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-27
The American Missionary Association.

PoRrLANp, Me-, Oct 20 The ioriy-irt
annual meeting of the American mission
ary association, the organ of the Congtcga-
tional churches for work among the
negroes, Indians, Chinese aud mountain
whites, began herr yesterday.
The report oi the executive committee
SAYS that the work ui the south II rm-
phniically one oi instruction. There have
been iiity-four schools planted IN thcsc
States, six of which arr chartered instiiu-
iions aud are fairly entitled Ia the rank II
colleges Sixteen arr normal and trimming
schools In thcsc schools are 2lG instruct
ors, and s,GlG pupils. The report then pro.
cccds at length to note the conditions aud
progress Of the schools, individually. In
all cases the work shows decided progress
aud growing interest Large additions
have been made io the accommodations,
and manual training IN made special
feature.
A TO the purely religious work that II
being done thcsc statistics will show.
Number oi churches, l27; number of
missionaries, l03. numbcr Oi church mem
bcn, 7,Si6. added during the year, lD7.
scholars Ia the Sunday schools, u, lOD. an
increase oi nearly 1000. The churches
contributed this year for bcncyolcncc, out.
side 0i their own work, s2.322 aud Tor
their own church purposes, SlG,Olii
The mountain work IL divided into two
well defined fields. One is IN kcnlucky
and has for itH baHc the Louisville q Nash.
Vile railroad, with Williamsburg ~ liz
central point. Here there iH large aud
prosperous acadcmy and church. The
other field lies along the Cumberland
mouniaint In Tennessee. Herr there ar
two ilourishing schools and xix churches
general missionary hns been put In this
field during the lnst year
The Indian work lies chiefly IN Nebraska
aud Dakota. There are i've churches
with q membership of $40, Of whom %
were added during the past year. There
are eight schools with COS pupils and
ixty-one teachers aud missionaries.
Among the Chinese arc 40 missions with
tNcnty-cight missionaries. There are l,Oii
pupils, and 80 hopeful conversions arc ~
ported. The woman's burcau In H. line
Of work has been especially successful.
The Treasures report showed receipts lor
the year, SlOB, ,7Gl, and balance ON hand
oi -, 1893
At the meeting oi the American mis-
sionary association this morning, commit
tees were appointed Ia report upon cduca-
iional work, finance, Chinese missions, etc.
Secretary beard read nm culogislic paper
on the life oi John Obcrlin, who gave up
valuable prospects Ia take up missions
among degraded peasants Of the Nosgcs.
This WIS followed 10y nn address by Dr.
T.. NJ Strictly, the senior secretary, on
''Tho Brotherhood Of Man; or the Three
Brothers Who Settled America" The iint
Of thesc brothers, the speaker said, WIS
the English cavalier who settled at James.
town. the second, the English Puritan
who settled ut Plymouth; the third, the
negro from Africa. Each had his work;
the frSt, 10 found an empire; the second,
10 secure personal freedom; the third, 90
cxcmpify the brotherhood oi man. This
cxemplidcation is for the future, the
speaker held. The negro, he declared, is
q brother Ia the eyes of the law, but his
position Is not recognized IN every day
life. There il an Impending crisis, and
"irrcpnsibIc conflict" which all postica.
parties and all denominations must rccog.
! nile and take means 10 avert, or there